Stanford-led study suggests changes to brain scanning guidelines for preemies
One big challenge of having a premature baby: the uncertainty. With good medical care, a great many preemies do very well, but some face long-term…
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Giving Today and Tomorrow: Auxiliaries Endowment Continues the Legacy of Commitment from Members
Our Auxiliaries and Affiliates are made up of more than 1,000 members between San Francisco and San Jose who host events and run businesses benefiting…
Foundation Grants: Bear Necessities Helps Advance Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Cancer
Four researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine were awarded a total of $160,000 this summer from the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation for their…
Corporate Philanthropy: Stanford Federal Credit Union
Stanford Federal Credit Union has established itself as one of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford’s most generous and consistent corporate supporters. Over the past decade,…
Children’s Circle of Care: Dianna and Timothy Murphy
Dianna and Timothy Murphy of San Ramon believe in paying it forward. Thankful that their 18-year-old son, Kevin, is alive today because of Lucile Packard…
After the NICU: Studying Connections Between Prematurity and Development
Fifty years ago, a premature baby weighing less than 3.3 pounds had only a 30 percent chance of survival. Today, thanks to major advances in…
A Mom’s Viewpoint: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
On the day of Will’s birth, 1s were running wild. He was born in the 1 o’clock hour, on the 1st month of the year,…
Children’s Mercy Kansas City And Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Team Up For A Big League Fan Challenge
Which World Series baseball team fans have bigger hearts? Baseball fans step up to the plate and participate in a challenge for children’s health. As…
Special Delivery: Volunteers go the extra mile to make a patient’s day
Recently the Roth Auxiliary volunteers who staff our hospital’s gift shop received a special note from Don Goad of Nashville, Tennessee. Don’s 4-year-old grandson, Micah,…
Major League Effort: Cole, Lafayette
On a warm summer evening last year, 12-year-old Cole Combi of Lafayette took the mound at the Oakland Coliseum. The occasion was Donate Life Night…